Anredera

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Anredera
Anredera cordifolia
Anredera cordifolia
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Basellaceae
Genus: Anredera
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Species
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Anredera is a genus of five to ten species of plants native to the neotropics, most of them evergreen vines of dry scrubland and thickets. Species include:

At least one species, A. cordifolia bears edible roots or tubers and leaves similar to those of Basella alba.

External links

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